Roger Youtz tribute

As all of you know who read the Daily News, Roger Youtz died on Feb. 24 in Billings. Roger was one of my favorite people and I was distressed that he’d passed on, even though he was 93.

I first met Roger in the fall of 1958, when starting my sophomore year at Worland High School. Roger had been teaching and coaching at the Greybull High School. The word on the street was that Roger was brought to Worland primarily because he was a good basketball coach, but I learned, as well, that he was a very good history teacher.

I also learned that he was a tough guy. He let us know immediately that...